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An Ethiopian war hero

Ethiopia sent soldiers to fight alongside the United Nations during the Korean War.

In the early 1950s the Ethiopian Emperor, Haile Selassie, sent thousands of Ethiopian troops to fight in the Korean war. They were called the Kagnew Battalions and they formed part of the American-led UN force supporting South Korea against communist North Korea and their Chinese allies.
Alex Last spoke to Captain Mamo Habtewold who won his country's highest honour.

This programme is a rebroadcast.

Photo: The Captain as a young man. Courtesy of Mamo Habtewold.

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Mon 16 Sep 2019 12:50GMT
大象传媒 World Service News Internet

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